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Essendon supplements saga: Federal Court hearing day two

Date

August 12, 2014

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Daniel Cherny

Live coverage of day two of the Federal Court hearing into the legality of ASADA's inquiry into Essendon's controversial supplements program. Suspended Essendon coach James Hird said he disagreed with public statements made by then Essendon chairman David Evans and Evans' successor, Paul Little, throughout 2013, but never said anything contrary in public.

12 Aug
Suspended coach James Hird says he disagreed with public statements made by successive Essendon chairmen about the club's stance on the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority probe into the Bombers' supplements program.

12 Aug
The pressure Australia's anti-doping authority was under from the former Labor federal government and the AFL to resolve the Essendon supplements scandal last year was laid bare in court on Tuesday, when it was alleged then Sports Minister Kate Lundy required a "deal" with the AFL.